Update now! Apple fixes actively exploited vulnerability and introduces new features

Categories: Apple

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: macOS

Tags: iOS

Tags: iPadOS

Tags: watchOS

Tags: tvOS

Tags: Studio Display

Tags: CVE-2023-23529

Tags: type confusion

Tags: emoji

Apple has released security updates and new features for several of its products, including a fix for an actively exploited vulnerability.

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“BingBang” flaw enabled altering of Bing search results, account takeover

Categories: News

Tags: bing

Tags: microsoft

Tags: azure

Tags: takeover

Tags: search

Tags: results

Tags: access

We take a look at the BingBang flaw which allowed for search engine manipulation in Bing.

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Smart home assistants at risk from “NUIT” ultrasound attack

Categories: News

Tags: ultrasound

Tags: NUIT

Tags: speakers

Tags: microphone

Tags: device

Tags: IoT

Tags: assistant

Tags: alexa

Tags: siri

Tags: google

Tags: silent

We take a look at research for an IoT attack called NUIT, capable of hijacking voice assistants via ultrasonic attack.

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“Log-out king” Instagram scammer gets accounts taken down, then charges to reinstate them

Categories: News

Tags: Instagram scam

Tags: Instascammer

Tags: ban-as-a-service

Tags: BaaS

Tags: takedown-for-hire

Tags: OBN Brandon

Tags: obnbrandon

Tags: OBN

A fraudster going by OBN Brandon has been defrauding Instagram influencers and entertainment figures out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by taking down their accounts and then asking for money to get them back up again.

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Fake DDoS services set up to trap cybercriminals

Categories: News

Tags: NCA

Tags: national crime agency

Tags: DDoS

Tags: distributed denial of service

Tags: booter

Tags: underground

The British National Crime Agency has been setting up fake DDoS services to teach people a lesson in what not to do online.

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